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The Last Stage is a polonais film of genre Drama directed by Wanda Jakubowska released in USA on 21 march 1949 with Aleksandra Śląska
The Last Stage (1948)
Ostatni etap
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Add to a movie listThe Last Stage (Polish: Ostatni etap) was a 1947 Polish feature film directed and co-written by Wanda Jakubowska, depicting her experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. One feature that makes the movie very unusual is the fact that, although all actors are Poles, the ones depicting German guards speak German. This was an additional effort for the actors, but adds to the authenticity and atmosphere. The film was one of the earliest cinematic efforts to describe the Holocaust, and it is still quoted extensively by succeeding directors, including Steven Spielberg in Schindler's List.
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Marta Weiss (Barbara Drapinska), a Polish Jew, arrives by cattle car to the Auschwitz concentration camp. While there she catches the attention of the guards as she is multilingual and is put to work as a translator. When she inquires about the factory at the camp a fellow inmate informs her it is a crematorium and that the rest of her family has likely been murdered.Actors
Aleksandra Śląska
(Oberaufseherin)
Zofia Mrozowska
(Gypsy Woman)
Huguette Faget
(Michele)
Alina Janowska
(Dessa)
Jadwiga Chojnacka
(Prisoner #2)
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